Bishop Ridley Primary School will be having their Christmas Fair on Saturday 29th November from 1-3pm. The church will be running a craft table. Please come along and support our school.

If you have any contributions to the Christmas Magazine please could you forward them to Les by the 23rd November. There wasn’t enough material for the Harvest magazine to be published so please make an effort to contribute something for the Christmas edition. It would be great if we could have something from the various organisations that are associated with the church – the school, Brownies, Rainbows, Babes and Toddlers etc especially if there is a human interest angle as well as quizzes, recipes etc. Les

'Home Groups are a great opportunity to meet together during the week to read the Bible, pray and to support each other. There are currently four BR Home Groups and a joint Home Group with St John's, which meet regularly. A New Home group will be starting shortly, meeting twice a month on a Thursday, led by Fred at his house. Anyone interested in joining a Home Group please speak to Adrian.'

BLAST FROM THE PAST!


Rev Bob Fuller, his wife Lesley and their children Joanna, Sam, Ben and Naomi at Jo’s wedding to Tom Thomas on Saturday 8th November. Bob was Minister in Charge at Bishop Ridley 1979-82


Help Required.
7th Welling (Falconwood) Scout Group
Established 1937
Registered Charity no: 278221
Headquarters: 30 Falconwood Parade, Welling, Kent, DA16 2PG

September 2008

All Parents/Guardians/Carers
7th Welling (Falconwood) Scout Group

Dear Parent/Guardian/Carer

Request for Beaver Leader and Helpers

As you are aware, Peter Wade resigned as Beaver Leader at the end of last term. Helen Ellis was able to fill the post temporarily and John and Pat Waters have also been leading the group. Helen, John and Pat all have other Scouting commitments and cannot continue to lead the group indefinitely. Would you or someone you know like to volunteer to become Leaders and Helpers.

A Leader will be responsible for preparing for and running the weekly meeting and attending the Executive Committee meeting, which are held, roughly once every half-term. Support will be provided by the Group Scout Leader, other Group members, the Executive and a training programme organised by the District.

Without volunteers coming forward to take on these roles it is probable that the Beaver Group would have to close, which would be unfortunate for the boys involved and our community.

If you would like any further information regarding these roles, please speak to John or Pat Waters or call me on 020 8304 2721.

Yours sincerely

Bob Pearce
Chairman
7th Welling Scout Group




Mens Curry and Steak nights have been arranged for the year.
Dates are as follows:

Mon 10th Nov - Falcon Tandoori - From 7.30 - 7.45pm
Mon 15th Dec - New Cross Turnpike Christmas meal - From 7.15pm

Contact si@brchurch.org.uk for more information.

Following the APCM on Wednesday 16th April your PCC comprises of Letitia Ashcroft (Deputy Church Warden and Deanery Synod),Gary Bisson, Les Brett (Deputy Church Warden), Simon Caddock, Kim Charlwood (Secretary), Gwenda Culmer, Adrian Haughton (Church Warden), Neil Jost (Treasurer and Deanery Synod), Donna Meadows, Jeanne McCormick, Margaret Robinson, Joan Rowlan, Derek Sears, Stan Tither (Church Warden and Deanery Synod). Jean Tither and Laury Bartlett are the Church Evangelists and Fred Woodley is our Lay Reader.


Prayer Breakfasts will take place every first and third Saturday of the month starting at 7am. 


The Lost Property Box in the office is overflowing! If you have lost an item please come and check the box.

Message from Matt Harris. The Christian Union at Bexley Grammar School are holding their sessions on Thursdays from 3.15-4pm at the school and they would be very grateful if anyone felt able to help out with a talk/discussion.  Below is a list dates and the topic they hope to be discussing. If you are able to do a talk one evening on one of these topics, or one of your own choosing, please speak to Matt.

20^th Nov – Genesis 37

18^th Dec – Matthew 1 & Luke 2

22^nd Jan – Daniel 6

26^th Feb – Psalm 139

19^th March – Luke 22-24

30^th April - John 6

21^st May – Mark 2

18^th June – Matthew 8:23

9^th July – 1 Corinthians 13

The Greenwich and Bexley Hospice are performing Handel’s Messiah on Saturday 22nd November, 7.30pm at Eltham Parish Church (St John the Baptist), High Street, SE9 with St John’s Festival Chorus, St John’s Sinfonietta. If you would like to sing in the chorus, rehearsals take place in that church on Wednesday evenings at 7.45pm commencing 1st October. Please telephone Francis Eastwood on 020 8850 3513 for further information

Tesco Vouchers– If you don’t give them elsewhere, please put in the Administration box to be passed on to Bishop Ridley School.

Look out for the Bishop Ridley School flyer, that has been dispatched in the local shops, Estate agents, Doctors Surgeries, Etc, throughout Welling and Blackfen to promote the School within the community. To be distributed again in the near future.

3Dub (14-18s) have set up their own email address, which will be used to provide information about 3dub events and also for prayer requests. If you wish to contact them the address is 3dub@hotmail.co.uk